Artist: Simpson
Album: Simpson
Country: US
Genre: Folk country silky rock
Release: 1971
Quality: FLAC | lossless

Simpson was recorded in the fall and winter of 1970-1971 in Studio A, Columbia Records building, 49 East 52nd Street, New York City, and released in May 1971; and re-engineered and re-mastered by Jerry Brown of The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, NC, and is being re-released in August 2021, with help from The Splinter Group, Carrboro, NC.

Bland Simpson on piano led the quartet, which included David Olney (acoustic guitar), Steve Merola (drums), and Rob Rothstein (bass). Olney would have a storied career as a Nashville songwriter (and a member of the famed cohort that included Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt), recording artist, and leader of the high-powered X-Rays; Rothstein (as Rob Stoner) would later tour as bandleader of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue and record with Epic, MCA and Sun Records; Merola would perform on Broadway, and widely beyond, and also become the president of one of the first internet music companies, AreaMusic Entertainment.

Tracklist:
1. Mama, On My Way - 2:36
2. I'm Not Leaving You Now - 2:55
3. Swordswoman Provocation - 4:08
4. Interlude: Dixie - 0:57
5. Detroit Gregorian - 1:58
6. Too Much Help - 3:20
7. Crimes And Misfortunes - 2:58
8. Take It Your Own - 2:51
9. Lord, How I Wanna Go Home Again - 3:53
10.Worthless, Out Of Tune - 4:36
11.Interlude: Black Betty - 1:02
12.Cemetery Hill - 2:04
13.Long Day's Journey Into Night - Mrs. Neill - 2:16

Personnel:
Bland Simpson - Piano, Vocals
David Olney - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Rob Rothstein - Bass, Organ, Vocals
Steve Merola - Drums
With
Rick Derringer - Electric Guitar (Track 3)
Bill Schwartz - Electric Guitar (Track 1)
Bill Keith - Pedal Steel
Eric Weissberg - Dobro, Fiddle